DELIMITATION of CONSTITUENCIES PROCLAMATION, 2013 Thousand and Thirteen
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Supplement C — Botswana GovernmentBLUE Extraodinary BOOK Gazette - BOTSWANA dated 1st March, 2013 C.371 C.372 BLUE BOOK - BOTSWANA Statutory Instrument No. 16 of 2013 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Public Seal of the Republic of Botswana to be hereunto affixed. CONSTITUTION OF BOTSWANA DONE AT GABORONE this 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord Two DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES PROCLAMATION, 2013 Thousand and Thirteen. (Published on 1st March, 2013) PROCLAMATION LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, President. By HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLC OF BOTSWANA Public Seal WHEREAS section 64 of the Constitution of Botswana provides for the appointment by the Judicial Service Commission of a Delimitation Commission; DR. ATHALIAH LESIBA MOLOKOMME, Custodian of the Public Seal. AND WHEREAS subsection (1) of section 65 of the Constitution provides that a Delimitation Commission shall as soon as practicable after its appointment submit to the President a report which shall state whether any alteration is necessary to the boundaries of the constituencies in order that the number of inhabitants of each constituency is as nearly equal to the population quota as is reasonably practicable; AND WHEREAS subsection (4) of section 65 of the Constitution provides that the President shall, as soon as practicable after the submission of the report of the Delimitation Commission, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare the boundaries of the constituencies as delimited by the Commission; AND WHEREAS a Delimitation Commission was duly appointed by the Judicial Service Commission on the 19th June, 2012; AND WHEREAS the Delimitation Commission submitted to me, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, President of the Republic of Botswana, its report on 25th February, 2013; NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (4) of section 65 of the Constitution, I do hereby declare, proclaim and make known that the boundaries of the Constituencies of Botswana for the purpose of the election of Members of the National Assembly shall be delimited as described in the Schedule to this Proclamation; AND this Proclamation shall come into force at the next dissolution of the National Assembly. 728 728 729 Supplement C — Botswana GovernmentBLUE Extraodinary BOOK Gazette - BOTSWANA dated 1st March, 2013 C.371 C.372 BLUE BOOK - BOTSWANA Statutory Instrument No. 16 of 2013 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Public Seal of the Republic of Botswana to be hereunto affixed. CONSTITUTION OF BOTSWANA DONE AT GABORONE this 27th day of February in the year of Our Lord Two DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES PROCLAMATION, 2013 Thousand and Thirteen. (Published on 1st March, 2013) PROCLAMATION LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, President. By HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLC OF BOTSWANA Public Seal WHEREAS section 64 of the Constitution of Botswana provides for the appointment by the Judicial Service Commission of a Delimitation Commission; DR. ATHALIAH LESIBA MOLOKOMME, Custodian of the Public Seal. AND WHEREAS subsection (1) of section 65 of the Constitution provides that a Delimitation Commission shall as soon as practicable after its appointment submit to the President a report which shall state whether any alteration is necessary to the boundaries of the constituencies in order that the number of inhabitants of each constituency is as nearly equal to the population quota as is reasonably practicable; AND WHEREAS subsection (4) of section 65 of the Constitution provides that the President shall, as soon as practicable after the submission of the report of the Delimitation Commission, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, declare the boundaries of the constituencies as delimited by the Commission; AND WHEREAS a Delimitation Commission was duly appointed by the Judicial Service Commission on the 19th June, 2012; AND WHEREAS the Delimitation Commission submitted to me, LIEUTENANT GENERAL SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, President of the Republic of Botswana, its report on 25th February, 2013; NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (4) of section 65 of the Constitution, I do hereby declare, proclaim and make known that the boundaries of the Constituencies of Botswana for the purpose of the election of Members of the National Assembly shall be delimited as described in the Schedule to this Proclamation; AND this Proclamation shall come into force at the next dissolution of the National Assembly. 729 728 729 BLUE BOOK - BOTSWANA C.373 C.374 BLUE BOOK - BOTSWANA SCHEDULE Constituency No. 3 DESCRIPTION OF CONSTITUENCY BOUNDARIES MAUN WEST Constituency No. 1 Commencing at trigonometric beacon BPS298, being a point on the Maun East Constituency boundary, the boundary runs south-westwards in a straight line to trigonometric beacon BPS453, CHOBE thence north-westwards in a straight line to a point where the Buffalo Fence intersects with the Setata Veterinary Cordon Fence at Seokgwe Veterinary Camp, thence generally northwards in a Commencing at the intersection of the Linyanti/Chobe River with the North West and straight line to the confluence of Okavango, Nqoga and Moanachira rivers, being a point on the Chobe districts boundary, being a point on the international boundary between the Republics Maun East Constituency boundary, thence generally south-eastwards along the boundary of the of Botswana and Namibia, the boundary runs north-eastwards along the said international boundary said constituency to the point of commencement as will more fully appear on the Plan No. BP to its intersection with the Republic of Zambia boundary, being a point at the confluence of 260/3 deposited with the Director of Surveys and Mapping. the Chobe and Zambezi rivers, thence eastwards along the international boundary between the Republics of Botswana and Zambia to its intersection with the international boundary of the Constituency No. 4 Republic of Zimbabwe, thence south-eastwards along the international boundary between the Republics of Botswana and Zimbabwe to its intersection with the Central and Chobe districts NGAMI boundary, thence for approximately 220km westwards along the Chobe-Central and Chobe- North West districts boundaries, thence northwards along the North West and Chobe districts Commencing at trigonometric beacon BPS298, being a point on the Maun East constituency boundary to the point of commencement as will more fully appear on the Plan No. BP 260/1 boundary, the boundary runs southwards along the said constituency boundary to its deposited with the Director of Surveys and Mapping. intersection with the North West and Ghanzi districts boundary, being a point 45km west of where Central, Ghanzi and North West districts boundaries intersect, thence westwards along Constituency No. 2 the North West and Ghanzi districts boundary to its intersection with the international boundary of the Republics of Botswana and Namibia, thence due north along the said international boundary to a MAUN EAST point where the said international boundary crosses Sankora Dry Valley, thence north- eastwards in a straight line for approximately 126km towards trigonometric beacon Commencing at the southwest corner of Chobe Constituency boundary, being a point on BPP149, being a point where the Sepopa cutline crosses the Sehitwa-Shakawe Road Chobe and Northwest districts boundary, the boundary runs eastwards in a straight line along (A35) approximately 62metreswest of trigonometric beacon BPP149, thence generally the said boundary to its intersection with the North West, Chobe and Central districts boundary, northwards along Sepopa Cutline passing through trigonometric beacons BPS314 and thence southwards, south-eastwards, southwards, generally westward, southwards along the BPP146 to trigonometric beacon BPS135, thence eastwards in a straight line to a point North West and Central districts boundary to its intersection with the Ghanzi, Central and where the Buffalo Fence crosses the Okavango River, thence generally south-eastwards North West districts boundary, thence westwards in a straight line along the North West and along the said river to the confluence of Okavango, Nqoga and Moanachira rivers, being a Ghanzi districts boundary for approximately 45km, thence northwards in a straight line to point on the Maun West Constituency, thence generally south-westwards, south-east- trigonometric beacon BPS299, thence generally northwards to the confluence of Nhabe, wards, north-eastwards along the boundary of the said constituency boundary to the Boteti and Thamalakane rivers, thence north-westwards along Thamalakane River to its point of commencement as will more fully appear on the Plan No. BP 260/4 deposited confluence with Shashe River, thence generally north-eastwards along the Shashe River to with the Director of Surveys and Mapping. a point where Maun-Sehitwa Road (A35) crosses the said river, thence generally north-east- wards along the said road to the traffic circle at Maun Rural Administration Centre, thence Constituency No. 5 generally north-eastwards along Maun-Shorobe Road (B34) to a point where the said road crosses Thamalakane River, thence generally northwards along the said river to the confluence OKAVANGO of Gomoti, Santantadibe and Thamalakane rivers, thence generally northwards along Gomoti River to its confluence with Mboroga River, thence generally